Let's get this math done. We have 988 and we're going to multiply it by 59. This is the same as taking 988 and adding it to itself 59 times.
Step 1: 0 + 988 = 988
Step 2: 988 + 988 = 1976
Step 3: 1976 + 988 = 2964
Step 4: 2964 + 988 = 3952
Step 5: 3952 + 988 = 4940
Step 6: 4940 + 988 = 5928
Step 7: 5928 + 988 = 6916
Step 8: 6916 + 988 = 7904
Step 9: 7904 + 988 = 8892
Step 10: 8892 + 988 = 9880
Step 11: 9880 + 988 = 10868
Step 12: 10868 + 988 = 11856
Step 13: 11856 + 988 = 12844
Step 14: 12844 + 988 = 13832
Step 15: 13832 + 988 = 14820
Step 16: 14820 + 988 = 15808
Step 17: 15808 + 988 = 16796
Step 18: 16796 + 988 = 17784
Step 19: 17784 + 988 = 18772
Step 20: 18772 + 988 = 19760
Step 21: 19760 + 988 = 20748
Step 22: 20748 + 988 = 21736
Step 23: 21736 + 988 = 22724
Step 24: 22724 + 988 = 23712
Step 25: 23712 + 988 = 24700
Step 26: 24700 + 988 = 25688
Step 27: 25688 + 988 = 26676
Step 28: 26676 + 988 = 27664
Step 29: 27664 + 988 = 28652
Step 30: 28652 + 988 = 29640
Step 31: 29640 + 988 = 30628
Step 32: 30628 + 988 = 31616
Step 33: 31616 + 988 = 32604
Step 34: 32604 + 988 = 33592
Step 35: 33592 + 988 = 34580
Step 36: 34580 + 988 = 35568
Step 37: 35568 + 988 = 36556
Step 38: 36556 + 988 = 37544
Step 39: 37544 + 988 = 38532
Step 40: 38532 + 988 = 39520
Step 41: 39520 + 988 = 40508
Step 42: 40508 + 988 = 41496
Step 43: 41496 + 988 = 42484
Step 44: 42484 + 988 = 43472
Step 45: 43472 + 988 = 44460
Step 46: 44460 + 988 = 45448
Step 47: 45448 + 988 = 46436
Step 48: 46436 + 988 = 47424
Step 49: 47424 + 988 = 48412
Step 50: 48412 + 988 = 49400
Step 51: 49400 + 988 = 50388
Step 52: 50388 + 988 = 51376
Step 53: 51376 + 988 = 52364
Step 54: 52364 + 988 = 53352
Step 55: 53352 + 988 = 54340
Step 56: 54340 + 988 = 55328
Step 57: 55328 + 988 = 56316
Step 58: 56316 + 988 = 57304
Step 59: 57304 + 988 = 58292

So, 988*59 = 58292